Sec. 4-21. - Dog license required.

Every person who owns, harbors, or keeps any dog in the county over the age of four months for 30 days or longer shall obtain a license receipt and a license tag issued under the provisions of this chapter stamped with the license number and the name of the County of Kings. The license tag obtained shall be worn by the dog at all times except as provided in section 4-23. Any dog found without a current license tag may be taken up and impounded by the animal control officer or any peace officer.

(Ord. No. 350, § 3, 7-10-73; Ord. No. 458, § 1, 12-16-86)

Sec. 4-22. - Exemption from license fee.

A dog license shall be issued free of charge in the following instances:

(1)

When the license is for a dog which will be used as a guide dog for a blind person. An affidavit attesting to the fact that the dog will be used as a guide dog shall be given to the official issuing the license.

(2)

When the license is for a dog which has been honorably discharged from the armed services of the United States. Such discharge shall be established by showing to the official issuing the license the discharge papers issued for such dog.

(3)

When the license is for a dog which is currently used by law enforcement agencies or has been retired from such services.

(Ord. No. 350, § 4, 7-10-73; Ord. No. 569, § 6, 2-3-98)

Sec. 4-23. - Exemption from wearing of license.

The license tag need not be worn by the dog when the dog is contained within an enclosure or confined to the premises of an animal hospital or licensed dog kennel or state chartered benevolent organization for the care of animals, or when the dog is participating in or training for sporting events, field trials, obedience classes, dog shows or herding livestock, providing such dog is not allowed to run at large.

(Ord. No. 350, § 5, 7-10-73)

Sec. 4-24. - Dog license application.

The dog license required by this chapter may be obtained by submitting a current a rabies vaccination certificate, furnishing the information required herein and paying the proper fee to the animal control officer, any person or entity delegated by and under the supervision of the animal control officer, or the Lemoore, Corcoran, and Avenal divisions of the Kings County Municipal Court. The information required for a license shall include a brief description of the dog as to breed, age, sex, color, rabies vaccination certificate number, date of issuance and expiration thereof, and shall include the name, address and telephone number of the licensee. The official receiving such information shall record it on the receipt to be given for payment of the license fee. The expiration date of the rabies vaccination shall be recorded on the receipt. The license fee shall be collected at the time the application is made and said license shall be issued to the applicant when an acceptable rabies vaccination certificate is displayed to the license collector.

(Ord. No. 350, § 6, 7-10-73; Ord. No. 569, § 7, 2-3-98)

Sec. 4-25. - Dog license period.

The license period for the license tag required by this chapter shall be one, two, or three years from date of issuance by the animal control division.

(Ord. No. 350, § 7, 7-10-73; Ord. No. 458, § 2, 12-16-86; Ord. No. 569, § 8, 2-3-98)

Sec. 4-26. - Reserved.

Editor's note—

Ord. No. 388, § 2, enacted Dec. 19, 1978, repealed §§ 4-26, 4-29 and 4-30, which sections were derived from Ord. No. 350, §§ 8, 11, 12, adopted July 10, 1973, and pertained to the fee for issuance of dog licenses, lost dog license tags and transfer of dog licenses.

Sec. 4-27. - Due date and penalties.

As to any dog not currently licensed in Kings County, the information and fee shall be due within 30 days after it is brought into the county, or when such dog attains the age of four months, whichever is later. For a dog currently licensed in Kings County, the information and fee required by this chapter are due on or before the expiration date on the license receipt. Any person purchasing a license shall do so within 30 days after any applicable due date as set forth above. Any person purchasing a license more than 30 days after any applicable due date shall be charged the late licensing penalty which shall be 100 percent of the regular one-year license fee, which penalty shall be in addition to any other regular license fee.

(Ord. No. 350, § 9, 7-10-73; Ord. No. 458, § 3, 12-16-86)

Sec. 4-28. - Issuance of dog license tag.

Upon receipt of the required information, accompanied by payment of the proper fee and display of an acceptable rabies vaccination certificate, a license tag and a written receipt shall be issued to the applicant. Each tag shall be serially numbered and stamped. The expiration date shall be noted on the license receipt. The license collector shall endorse the number of the license tag so issued upon a copy of the receipt, and all such copies so endorsed shall be kept on file in the office of the animal control officer, open to public inspection at reasonable times. Such tag shall be attached to a collar, harness, or other device permanently worn by the dog except as provided in section 4-23.

(Ord. No. 350, § 10, 7-10-73; Ord. No. 458, § 4, 12-16-86)

Secs. 4-29, 4-30. - Reserved.

Note—See the editor's note at § 4-26

Sec. 4-31. - Reserved.

Editor's note—

Ord. No. 569, § 9, adopted Feb. 3, 1998, repealed § 4-31, which pertained to license inspectors. See the Code Comparative Table.

Sec. 4-32. - License violations.

Every person who counterfeits a dog license tag, or who attaches a license tag issued under the provisions of this chapter to any dog other than the one for which such a tag was issued, or who obtains a dog license or dog kennel license and in doing so, states as true any material matters which he knows to be false, is guilty of an infraction.

(Ord. No. 350, § 14, 7-10-73; Ord. No. 377, § 7, 6-7-77)

Secs. 4-33—4-40. - Reserved.